Wandering around the village on foot, as best as one can with the pavements heaped up with snow, it seems the honeymoon period after the white over is rapidly coming to an end.
Even more so after a generous second helping came before the first course had been properly cleared.
The white stuff though, has brought inspiration to many, spawning no end of podgy and dodgy snowmen and even the odd igloo or two.
Also it inspired this touching poem sent to me by Susannah Wilson who runs Suzie Songtime sessions at the Social Club. It was composed by the two snowmen in her life and haven't they summed it up nicely.
If you are almost, but not quite, entirely fed up with the snow please take a look at the collection of photos of snow and impressive icicles around the village contributed by fifteen happy snappers - and many thanks to them for emailing them in.
Another hidden benefit to the extreme weather is that it looks as though Grayshott is to get its very own version of international rescue. Not so much "F.A.B". but "E.G.G." perhaps answering to the call "Thunderbirds are Hatched"
Yes, an "Emergency Grayshott Group" has been formed, co-ordinated by the 'brains' of the outfit Gordon Sanderson, to assist the community in dealing with adverse weather conditions.
They plan to create a data-base of volunteers, with a record of what they might be able to contribute such as labour, 4-wheel drive vehicle, tractor, mole, digging shovel, meal preparation, etc.
The idea is that, in an emergency, supplies could be got for those that cannot get out, perhaps drives cleared, and pavements cleared around our shopping areas and car parks. Also transport provided by suitable, sequentially numbered, vehicles, where needed.
The main aim is to be prepared for the next time it snows but E.G.G. are determined to get cracking before that, so they are appealing for shovel equipped volunteers this Saturday morning to meet in the Square at 10.00am to clear the pavements around the village.
Lets hope the warming temperatures and heavy rain don't steal their thunder. E.G.G.'s early birds are meeting at the Social Club tonight at 6pm to discuss future strategy and Gordon welcomes anyone along who would like to help them identify latest problems and suggest solutions. My advice is to try the Alton's Pride.
Another subscriber, Derek Alder, also concerned at the impact the snow has had on people, has set up a Community Support Group on Facebook aimed at building up help and support for people in times of crisis. You might like to take a look and you find it helpful.
Another snow casualty is Movies in Grayshott which has postponed the showing of Creation next Wednesday. Yet again we will have to wait around for Darwin to go public.
Throughout the extreme weather I have posted, and regularly updated, a snow advice section on grayshott.com homepage collated from the latest advice from the local authorities and emergency services, in the hope this has been helpful. You may also like to contribute to the messagboard topic on the subject of snow clearance.
If you are still wondering about which bin to put out and when - it's the green bin - that is not the 'green' recycling bin which is black - so put your green coloured bin out now and it will be emptied just as soon as the conditions allow.
If I said "50 houses" you should by now recognise this is a reference to part of the plan currently being mooted by the East Hampshire District Council's Planning Policy Team 'Core Strategy Consultation' on Local Development Framework, which is in itself a mega construction that even Sir Humphrey would have proud of. The plan is to allow new a housing development on an un-identified greenfield site to the west of our village - somewhere between Waggoners and Grayshott Spa perhaps.
Well my goodness this has got a lot of people hot under the collar despite the freezing conditions, and this is perhaps not surprising. Ferris held a lively meeting on the subject last week and if you are interested to know more, see what others think, or are equally steaming go to the website messageboard topic 50 Houses to read views from The Grayshott Society, Dick Smith and Jeremy Whitaker. Visit EHDC's website for the full text if you dare. The consultation period has been extended to 5.00pm on Monday 18 January so you still have time to email your views to ldf@easthants.gov.uk or use their online system Please note the consultation period has since been further extended to Monday 1st February, 5pm
Until next weeks what's on, stay upright...
12th jan - 33cms of snow falls but the Pottery still opens!
8th jan - Movies in Grayshott latest "Creation"
6th jan - Abandoned Vehicle Assistance
19th dec
12th dec